Control of sexually transmitted diseases in Ghana: The real issues!

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 228-229

  Bosu, William K ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GHANA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 79959949330     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.3.228-a     Document Type: Short Survey

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